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Jul 19

19m ago Claude Code uses Bun written in Rust for its Rust-based Bun port; Claude Code v2.1.181 and later reportedly rely on Bun Rust port Simon Willison 4h ago Claude Fable 5 added to all Max and Team Premium plans at 50% of limits starting July 20; Pro and Team Standard retain access via usage credits with a one-time $100 credit Simon Willison 4h ago Kimi K3 refuses to leak its system prompt; user asks how it can help today Simon Willison

Jul 18

6h ago AI 2040 and the Cult of Intelligence highlights the gap between theory and practice in building complex AI hardware; authors doubt their ability to swap a bike tire. George Hotz 6h ago AI agents in software development face growing costs and reliability concerns as the technology fails to reliably program; experts warn the approach may be costly and error-prone George Hotz 6h ago AI will be massively deflationary; Anthropic debate over Claude's capabilities highlights public perception risks George Hotz 6h ago Berkeley visit described as a critique of AI doom culture and perceived opportunism; does not provide verifiable events. George Hotz 6h ago I love LLMs, I hate hype; user expresses enthusiasm for AI progress and specific tech like LLMs, self-driving cars, video generation models, and coding agents George Hotz 6h ago Liminality compares Fullmetal Alchemist to AI development, noting that AI systems resemble homunculi created from human input and souls; article discusses Chat, Claude, GLM. George Hotz 7h ago Dave Eggers told OpenAI staff that ChatGPT was silencing an entire generation. The Verge AI 16h ago The apps, gadgets, and tools every reader needs The Verge AI 17h ago AI used in insurance-coverage decisions pilot; government tests impact on prior authorization Ars Technica AI 18h ago Period tracker likely collects user data; Russian cyberattackers shift to infrastructure hacking; DHS repeatedly fails to detect breaches; AI music generator breach reveals scraping practices. Wired AI 18h ago Google updates Gemini usage tracking; fewer AI responses possible Wired AI 19h ago Prompt injection attacks using context bombing trick malicious AI agents into shutting down. Wired AI 23h ago Neil Rimer predicts redistribution of AI-generated wealth in Silicon Valley TechCrunch AI

Jul 17

1d ago Vertu charges executives $6,880 for AI agent; user experience highlights AI workflows, battery life, and security. TechCrunch AI 1d ago Databricks reaches $188B valuation; research highlights cost savings of open-weight AI models for coding. TechCrunch AI 1d ago zoom hack enables 'don’t record me' setting; source questions transcription's impact on reading TechCrunch AI 1d ago Agility Robotics opens new training center for Digit robots in Fremont, California. TechCrunch AI 1d ago India's smartphone market slowdown highlights AI's impact on consumer electronics pricing, demand, and corporate strategy. TechCrunch AI 1d ago Google-backed satellites for wildfire detection launch as smoke chokes US, Canada; FireSat can spot wildfires that other satellites miss Ars Technica AI 1d ago TikTok tests opt-in AI likeness detection tool for creators; early US rollout reported by The Verge and Matt Navarra. The Verge AI 1d ago LLM cliché highlighter highlights ten patterns of cliché in AI writing Simon Willison 1d ago Disney Jr. and AI animation outfit Animaj release 'Ozzy Fox' on YouTube. Cartoon Brew 1d ago San Francisco orders Apple and Google to remove nudify apps from app stores; officials estimate millions in fees from nudify apps. Ars Technica AI 1d ago NVIDIA and Hugging Face release NeMo Automodel and Diffusers for fine-tuning video and image models at scale Hugging Face 1d ago Patreon blocks AI scraping bots via Cloudflare; shifts from robots.txt to active blocking. TechCrunch AI 1d ago Ánima Estudios pauses production amid restructuring, layoffs, and unpaid wage allegations. Cartoon Brew 1d ago NVIDIA's Vera Rubin achieves low cost per token via extreme codesign, maximizing intelligence per dollar for post-training workloads in agentic AI. NVIDIA Blog 1d ago Apple files trade secrets lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging misconduct and former employees; OpenAI's response is hedged as IPO timing is problematic. TechCrunch AI 1d ago Netflix uses GenAI workflows on nearly 300 titles this year so far; most work in post-production to speed up complex shots and reduce costs Cartoon Brew 1d ago First GPU financiers turn to inference chips in a $400 million deal; a chip-backed loan points to the next wave of AI infrastructure deals TechCrunch AI 1d ago Stray Sheep uses ElevenLabs to enhance accessibility for Deaf people in Bulgaria. ElevenLabs (via Google News) 1d ago San Francisco City Attorney’s Office orders Apple and Google to remove 13 face-swap apps used to target women and girls. Wired AI 1d ago Sarah Friar, OpenAI CFO, introduces AI scorecard to measure ROI via useful work, cost per task, dependability, and compute return. OpenAI 1d ago Foundation Future Industries, backed by Eric Trump, says it is exploring kinetic weapons with its robots; WIRED reports the CEO’s comments Wired AI 1d ago The risk of weather data sabotage is rising. MIT Technology Review AI 2d ago Firefox runs in WebAssembly by porting the browser to run inside another browser. Simon Willison 2d ago Tool converts Mermaid to ASCII art using Grok Build's Rust code; older Go library AlexanderGrooff/mermaid-ascii exists Simon Willison

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